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1. 4 Press Y on the keyboard to start the trim You will see progress in The trim process takes about 10min on a 128GB SSD 5 When the trim process is complete press any key on the keyboard to close the trim window You can now close the keyboard and start the Cinedeck application from the icon on the desktop Please use View a 1 del end pdn Zon Li Recyde Bin Patriot Memory WipertBeta v 3 Build date 2097 45 25 TS CM TST On Screen Keyboard But this feature maya m File Keyboard Settings Help Microsoft provides the hotfix can be dog Fl F2 F3 Fs FS F6 F7 FS FO F10 Fil F12 psc brk bksp ins hm pup language vu ent SHARNING Patriot M Patriot Memory Wiper drivers f 64bit operating s It is highly recomne ACK 5 date before running Patriot Memory Wiper and Patriot Menory Wiper should be run at yo 1 own risk id you read this warning and want to proceed CY ND BIRO can AN Patriot Memory Wiper lt Beta v0 3 Build date 2099 85 25 File Keyboard Settings Help k the hotfix can be esc Fi F2 F3 F9 F10 F11 F12 psc brk http support micre bksp ins hm pup Please us Jie del end pdn language y Patriot Memory Viper drivers f 64bit operating d It is highly reconne d before running Patriot Menory Blur own risk Pound nalyzing cluster Completed hecking configuration Completed Send trin 2 245 BIRO 5 41am Patriot
2. a gt H e gt Ki q 2 aa o E gt A 2 a 2 v 3 2 x 1 pa i e mmm n sem a E Ra s dot Spik Be UF os cu een son F 3 lt SG e Sg WC Sa o 4 a A xw ON eS a a Re E o H gt 5 y a gt a p gt E gt a E o 22 58 2 3 t d A H d SAS D v Le P ki H 1 S 2 i a E on E v g amp o s Q 23 3 o Q oa 3 Sg ch A g gu S 7 L 3 Se o 6 z 1 O LG a 9 oO en 12 g a LORO mo Select the device manager E a a O search LE Eier x Ki m 2 USB Serial Port COM1 1 Properties eg Folders Fie Acton V General Por Settings Daver Detala 18 Y MyCo E System Tools H lt Be E Event vie Device type Ports COM amp LPT y e Ne EJ Shared Fi Sg RSS re Re Local Use anvacurer FTO 2 D Performal Location Location 0 20s A De e M K Ter Say Storage Device status a Ye my ne Removady This device is working property Daris Disk Defr E SEN Disk Mand f you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to A ga se ces and start the troubleshoote roubleshoot Device usage Usa thet device enable v lt v Eo Cancel lomputer manage PEL 3 10 24 do Un Un gt LC This opens the device properties window Setting the battery meter COM port continued d v 4 A Ki m USB Serial Port COM1 1 Properties fo Geg ra Port Settings Daver Petals 18 of Un Un
3. Follow these steps to prepare a new SSD er My Computer Es Control Panel 17 Run vi My Computer ite Control Panel SCHT Run All Programs gt All Programs gt Log Off g Shut Down Log Off g Shut Down 1 Click start 2 Click My Computer UCS shared Documents 3 de zj z lt C My Computer Collapse Fie Edit View hedeck s Docum Favorites Tools Help gt wi Px Search Kloe Explore Open Search Man rd Disk Drives E o D a a pot Disk C FW Volume D lt Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Folders Name 3 Desktop Files Stored on This My ments d My Computer ss Boot Disk C amp New Volume D E 4 In the window below context click by holding in place on the touchscreen or right clicking with an attached mouse on My Computer pal fp Delete Shared Documents F cinedeck s Docum F Rename Properties 5 In the context menu that appears click Manage Open Explore EB Disk 0 Basic Boot Disk C 15 02 GB 15 02 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Mark Partition as Active Change Drive Letter and Paths Format Delete w Properties EP Disk 1 Basic New Volume D O 119 23 GB 119 23 GB NTFS Online Healthy E Primary partition Help 8 In the context menu that appears click Properties 7 In the pane that appears context click on Di
4. Media Free record Remain waveform Main user interface cont Historgram histogram Frame manhattan_aerial Battery SE des Free record Cadet last take Remain The Histogram is a real time display of im age luminance values to aid in correct expo sure settings Settings can be for individual channels Red Green Blue Composite RGB and R G B simultaneous separate display or parade of the individual channels 235 255 00 12 06 21 Re Historgram overlay mode overlay overlay manhattan_aerial Battery bie RGB Parade shown as inset overlay display last take Remain histogram manhattan aerial Battery EEN Free record last take Remain histogram Display can be Y composite R R G G B 00 12 06 21 B or RGB RGB simultaneous parade view Main user interface cont Vectorscope scope 74 0715 1080p YUV10 40 416 23 98 p 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next PEER The vectorscope is a real time display of fs et E signal chrominance information to aid in set 7 ting correct color balance ET a grid 100 edge e overlay E fullscreen Vectorscope 100 view scope 100 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel3_021 mov 46 min The 100 tool 100 can be used to aid in Ge era I PS viewing the scope image Ven overlay IAS fullscreen Vectorscope overla
5. e emo E Fie Acton VI Advanced Settings for COM11 EN iw Sha H Se Sha ower rate a de e ge Defauits 0 4 Pert 2 D Perf E B Desce i B Desce y Storage E Storage TNE o d d kees d d Er rex E gp o ve gp D o ne comi Disk Man dei et a Services and E fa Services a KA dvanced Ae eas Too ET BBA Opts es xe o cord COM 15 carial Gum 7 rio CI COMA Sera er O Later wer PAM 10 POM Cancel ff O PEN OM rent pe al CJ e OMe y lt A ae ee Weeden O2 s a COMO Ei A BONO E 10 23 AM avoir Manage proue manae WT KEES Select the port settings tab then select advanced from the COM Port Number pulldown select port 6 properties Ignore the in use notation caro 22 en Folders Ki Fil 33 33 USB Serial Port COM6 Properties Ka SC 3 Acton V Advanced Settings for COM11 Feld SB Fie Acton General Port Settings Daver Detala 18 B zs m Doe e o Em a Bl Computer Ma COM umber COME v Q 8 Computer Ma gt e 3 ra System gt E E B System H lt pj Eve S8 Transfer H Z Gy Ever a aa D Shar elect lower se orrect performance problems at low baud rates H Se Sha Fh sine Poet i 4 De E De y Storag x Sy Storage M e gt GP Remova e ul e ab JR Done v de se fp se nees and 7 so ip se nes and Select lower settings to correct response problems Serial umera gt
6. 2048x1152 25p Sample Rate 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 2 2 subsample 4 4 4 Y CbCr R G B Bit Depth O OO 00 O O OO 00 O OO 00 O O 00 O O OO CO O O 00 O O O 00 Bit Rate Mbps 36 82 117 176 264 38 85 122 184 275 45 102 147 220 330 76 170 245 367 551 91 204 293 440 660 41 93 134 201 302 43 97 140 210 315 File Size GB min 0 27 0 62 0 88 1 32 1 98 0 28 0 63 0 92 1 38 2 07 0 33 0 77 1 1 1 65 2 47 0 57 1 28 1 83 2 75 20 8 0 68 1 53 2 2 3 3 4 95 0 32 0 7 1 52 2 27 0 32 0 73 1 05 1 57 2 37 File Size GB Hour 16 37 53 79 119 17 38 55 83 124 20 46 66 99 148 34 17 110 165 1248 41 92 132 198 297 19 42 60 91 136 19 44 63 94 142 128 GB 10 115 2 GB 256 GB 10 230 4 GB 500 GB 10 450
7. Hardware timecode module not found manhattan_aerial Battery SE er record last take CES If the hardware timecode module not found error message appears you do not have an ExSync hardware timecode mod ule installed or there is a problem with the module If you have a module installed and this mes sage appears contact support support cinedeck com wen ter Time code offsets offset offset Offsets can be set for any timecode mode source mode autorec for instance to differentiate reels gen record run These offsets can be positive or negative res but keep in mind that timecode starting at zero with a negative offset will result in a time code of zero until the counter catches up with the offset save tc Time code offsets offset offset SE manhattan_aerial Battery os Codec last take Remain Offsets can be set for any timecode mode for instance to differentiate reels by setting the hour ahead incrementally for each reel These offsets can be positive or negative but keep in mind that timecode starting at zero with a negative offset will result in a time code of zero until the counter catches up with the offset Ja ON Bi a df E RE il 2 20 00 00 setup Time code Preferences Tab continued setup TC Time code display modes TC Internally generated free run time code can a CSSS be displayed in four ways SMPTE Non drop 00 00 00 00 o We D
8. Pip e next reel_2_002 See which includes displays with relevant in 2 om formation for the current input and output S settings project scene and take names age a timecode display and access to all commonly ln ss used tools Ao E Be E f edge Touching information displays will take the user to the relevant setup menu ie touching the timecode display invokes the timecode setup menu This is typical for most status and information displays analysis clipping fullscreen During record there is a bright red border 740715 Frame 10801 VUVIO 12868 40 416 25 102GB arou nd the preview image 51 166 Prores HQ 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel_2_031 62 min 78 Buttons that are inaccessible such as play safe and setup disappear grid slate 100 Certain dynamic information displays that are only relevant during record appear such as data rate and system resource usage buffer status and disk wait time display edge analysis clipping fullscreen This border will begin to flash bright yellow aa fpr 2 E 51 166 DNxHD 0 8MB frame 20 3MB s next reel 2 031 10 min when there is approximately 10GB of space a slate remaining on the media safe When there is less than 2GB of remaining 27 jh 4 space recording will stop automatically it ay Sec edge analysis clipping S fullscreen Main user interface cont Record start record long Frame lat Fps alt temp Med
9. SMPTE Drop frame 00 00 00 00 ECH A Se UTC Time hh mm ss Local Time hh mm ss SMPTE non drop is default for internally generated show local If the external source is drop frame then the ES timecode display will be SMPTE drop frame Show UTC or Local timecode show UTC show local 74 0715 1080p YUV10 pe Sou 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel 2 031 If show UTC or show local is selected the S slate time code display in the record window will D show the respective actual time E grid Currently only CineForm records the UTC time as metadata Other codecs will record only the SMPTE time code MP Y md EIS RES analysis 100 clipping fullscreen Convert preferences tab setup convert Convert tab convert The Cinedeck hardware supports a large number of up down and cross conversion modes Changing the conversion settings mode requires an application restart Input settings must be set to the conversion destination mode For example if the coversion mode is set to 1080 downconvert to letterboxed SD the signal input setting should be set to SD 1080 to Itrbx letterbox letterbox SD down down down 1080 to ana anamorphic anamorphic SD down down down 720 to Itrbx 720 to 1080 center cut SD down down 720 to ana 720p to 1080p SD down cross letterbox SD anamorphic up to 1080 720p up ana SD anamorphic up to 1080 1080i up pillarbox 720p up Pillarbox 1080
10. 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s Enables selection of various standard grid E overlays for image composition assistance D To enable grid display touch the grid but ton then select the desired grid from the popup Grid type grid 74 0715 1080p YUV10 40 416 23 98 E 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s Once selected you can toggle the grid dis E play on and off by a short touch of the grid button A long touch will bring up the grid pop up again Parameters for brightness and opacity can be set in the user preferences setup menu setup preferences grid next reel_2 031 slate safe grid 100 edge analysis clipping fullscreen 128GB 73GB next reel_2 033 46 min 100 edge analysis clipping fullscreen Main user interface cont 100 Display 100 Enables 100 1 1 pixel or actual size view of incoming signal ien manhattan_aerial Battery BS Fps Free record Codec last take Remain a TEN N ii tig p WITT el pas herti To enable 1 1 or 100 display touch the 100 button You can toggle the 1 1 100 display on and off by a short touch of the 100 button et 00 12 06 21 ay 100 1 1 view 100 manhattan_aerial Battery EE Free record last take Remain In SD the image would be letterboxed and HHTH smaller than the preview window ln HUOT Winassnngggggngngg ATIENDA In HD some of the image is outside th
11. CL Awer 164 HDSDI Dual link B input 16b HDSDI Single link YUV Dual link A 3G input 5 Antenna RP SMA 160 HOSCH Dual link B Converted output 16d HDSDI Single link YUM Dual link A 3G output 6 Balanced Audio XLR CHI pini GND pinz Signal See page 2 for Pin definition pin3 Signal where xx indicates the diameter of cable in mm eg FGG 0B 303 CLAD31 would indicate cable diameter of 3 1mm Setting up the docking station for use with the Cinedeck Extreme The Cinedeck eSATA 8l USB Docking Station easily connects all 2 5 or 3 5 SAT hard drives allowing PC or MAC system to instant access and store data FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS e Dimension Lx Wx H e Supports all 2 5 amp 3 5 SATA HDDs e Model STOOO5U 5 12 x 3 55 x 2 56 e Supports USB 2 0 Transfer speed up to 480 e Interface SATA to eSATA USB 2 0 130 x 90 x 65 mm Mbps e USB 2 0 Transfer Rate up to 480 Mbps Supports eSATA I II Transfer speed up to 3 Max Gbps e eSATA Transfer Rate up to 3 Gbps Max e Windows and Mac OS Compatible SATA Compatible SATA I amp II e Compact Docking Station Design maximizes e HDD Compatible All 2 5 or 3 5 SATA Heat e OS Compatible Dissipation amp Exhaust Windows Vista XP 2003 200 NT 98 e Patented Design HDD Ejection Mechanism 95 e Windows Vista Ready Mac 10 3 or later e Material ABS Plastic e Power 12V 2A Hardware Installation 1 TOP 2 BACK 1 Push button to release HDD from SATA connector Power
12. F BNC P9 A2 750hm F BNC P4 Al 750hm 1C S XLR M P12 XLR M P13 XLR F P14 XLR F P15 1 750hm F BNC P6 Al 750hm 1C S XLR M P12 3 XLR M P13 2 3C S XLR M P13 3 O Sex O O fo O5 L 00 06 DO RA MH SE 00 00 00 OA O O O Cinedeck I O Pin Definitions Serial numbers 500 and higher Za RO 16a NS ben UD 16c W 10 16d X 3 12 d 8 ja dog a O om 9 ch Right Side I O Panel Left Side I O Panel 1 Power in pin GND 7 Balanced Audio Lema CH2 pini GND pine VOC 12V min 30 max pin Signal pins Signal Receptacle Lemo EGG 1B 302 CLL Plug Lemo FGG 1B 302 CLADxx Receptacle Lemo EGG 08 303 CLL Plug Lemo FGG 0B 303 CLADxx 2 5 12 aux power out pin GND pin 5V la max 8 Timecode pini GND ping 12 a max pin TC in pind 12 Ta max pin3 ASC Aaton 1 0 pind Tune out Receptacle Lerno EGG 06 304 CLL pins TE out Plug Lemo FGG 0B 304 CLADxx Plug Lemo FGG 08 305 CLADsx 3 4 pin Remote pini GND pind Remote 9 LAN Ras pin3 Remote pind 3 34 LED power 10 USB USB A Receptacle Lemo EGG 06 304 CLL 11 Phones 1 8 stereo jack Plug Lerno FGG 06 304 CLAGxx 12 AV Breakout Molex 25pin 4 COM LO pini GND Hinz RX 13 ESATA Standard Single Lane ESATA pina TX pind PWR GND 14 HDMI HDMI B female pins 12 ping NC 1S VGA Standard 15pin VGA Receptacle Lemo EGG 0B 306 CLL 16 HBSCH Standard BNC Plug Lemo FG Op 206
13. Menu Tabs setup setup See Preferences and Settings for full de scription of options in the prefs tab loss stop drop stop fan ctrl battery meter fan ctrl 3Gb s out support cinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 Playback user interface play play manhattan aerial Battery g d last take Remain Invokes the playback user interface Chie E Ka E Se D Un ak 3 o TS SH LS 00 31 27 03 Playback user interface play play e Media manhattan_aerial Battery last take ees The last clip recorded queued by default when the play button is invoked Y aE a d K E A 00 01 55 07 Main user interface cont Playback file manager play open play If there is no clip in the current project fold er the clip manager is opened by default If there are other projects or scenes with clips they can be opened from here mov gt To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected take delete Touch screen lock lock manhattan_aerial Battery vena rrer record last take Remain Locks the touchscreen user interface When the touchscreen lock is invoked record stop TC reset and access to the setup menus are disabled This is designed to prevent unintentional start ing or s
14. RA a Lda do 47 SIG UTG O EIA 47 Time code Preferences Tab setup TC sssssssssesssssssrssssrsrsrsrsrsrrrrrrerersrsrsrsrsssssssssssnnsss 49 Time code Preferences Tab SetupI senna sa nn aia 49 Internally generated time code gen ss 49 Save time code at end of session save TC 49 Generated drop frame time code Tdropl 50 Embedded SDI time code SDI aaa leao a bai 50 Embedded SDI time code auto record generic generic 50 Embedded SDI time code auto record VITC future 51 ExSync hardware timecode module EXSYnC ss 51 Hardware timecode module not found 52 Time code offsets offset offset Ji 52 Time code offsets offset Offset 1 52 Timecode display MOG SS ais 53 Show UTC or Local timecode show UTC show local nn 53 Convert preferences tab setup convert ssssssssessseserersersssrsrsrssssssssessssssssessssresrsrsrrrrsrsronsr 54 Convert Lab ao 54 Input Up Down and Cross conversion modes convert input 55 Single output Down and Cross conversion modes TconmvertfToutpout e 55 Simultaneous output up down and cross conversion modes convert simul out 56 24p 23 98p actual to 591 59 97 output conversion convert output 56 Update preferences tab setup update sccccscssscsssssssssssssssssssscscscscceccescessesceeesoees 57 Update preferences tab setupl update coran or car
15. allows creation of a folder and subfolder file structure for the organi zation of projects Take names are derived from the folder names plus an auto increment The next take is always shown in the take increment display Typical naming would be folder1 folder2 takelncrement mov eg Cameral scenel 001 mov The new project button creates a new top level folder and a single scene folder is cre ated within that folder at the same time The new scene button creates a new sub folder within the currently selected top level folder Default naming for newly created project and scene folders is an auto incremented number Folder creation cont When ceating scenes within a project folder the scene folder name will auto increment if no name is given The name may be changed as long as there are no takes in the folder If there are too many folders to show on one page navigation arrows will appear to allow scrolling through the full list Folder manager tab setup files manhattan aerial X To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected Folder creation new project new scene project manhattan aerial X To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in th
16. from HD1080 to SD Anamorphic HD1080 to SD Letterbox HD720 to HD1080 Convert preferences tab continued setup convert Video input and output up down and cross conversion modes convert output simul out 24p gt 59i out Convert preferences tab continued setup convert Simultaneous output up down and cross conversion modes convert simul out No video output conversion Letterbox from HD1080 to SD Anamorphic HD1080 to SD Centered from HD1080 to SD HD720 to HD1080 Anamorphic HD720 to HD1080 Anamorphic SD to HD1080i pillarbox HD720 to HD1080 upconvert 24p 23 98p actual to 59i 59 97 output conversion convert output No video output conversion 24p 23 98pactual to 59 971 output conversion Update preferences tab setup update Update preferences tab setup update ei manhattan_aerial Battery T The update tab opens the software update up last take Se date and feature license key entry keys menus To update the Cinedeck software 1 download the zip archive from the FTP 2 ensure that the download software doesn t au tomatically unzip the zip file or that any anti virus software doesn t quarantine any files 3 copy the zip file to a thumb drive 4 remove any usb or media drive from the cinedeck 5 power up the cinedeck 6 Once the Cinedeck software has loaded insert me 19 16 the USB thumb drive with the update zip file on it 00 12 06 21 l into a USB port and wait
17. good depth of field Fr Medi a il manhattan_aerial Battery SSE lat Fps Free record alt Codec last take Remain we ERN SEN Ei Mt E 3 TANTAS ES OS RER e Qi E Zeg RAR Ty Ger Co y TY ET a D sa vo E 2 00 12 06 21 Ss Main user interface cont Image Analysis analysis Frame D atter Media Enables image analysis tools menu Waveform Fos edera aa Free RET last take Remain and Histogram per channel or parade and Vectorscope To enable anlaysis tool display touch the analysis button then select the desired analy sis tool from the popup IS i i E Once selected you can toggle the analysis tools selection menu on and off by a short touch of the analysis button A long touch will bring up the analysis tools 00 12 06 21 Gs selection menu again Image analysis full window mode overlay manhattan_aerial Battery KEN Ge record last take Remain The analysis display tools may be displayed either as full preview screen images or as an inset overlay in the upper left corner Full preview window mode overlay inset shown off default setting waveform overlay F Sij manhattan_aerial Battery Aren Fps Free record eg last take Remain Overlay inset mode shown on waveform 00 12 06 21 Main user interface cont Waveform waveform Frame Fps Codec manhattan_aerial The waveform is a real time display of image luminance values to aid
18. in correct exposure settings 235 Settings can be for individual channels Red Green Blue Composite RGBY and R G B simultaneous separate display or parade of the individual channels I Once selected you can toggle the analysis tools selection menu on and off by a short touch of the analysis button A long touch 00 12 06 21 will bring up the analysis tools selection menu again Overlay inset mode overlay overlay Composite Y waveform shown in inset ETA overlay display 00 12 06 21 Frame Fps Codec manhattan_aerial 235 overlay has Display can be Y composite R R G G B B Se e 00 12 06 21 or RGB RGB simultaneous parade view Battery last take Battery last take Media Free record Remain Media Free record Remain Battery last take waveform setup Media Free record Remain waveform Main user interface cont 0 255 scale 255 Heavy lines at 16 and 235 indicate the broadcast safe values 100 scale 100 6 to 109 broadcast scale 0 16 on 0 255 scale 100 235 on 0 255 scale IRE scale IRE IRE 20 to 120 scale Frame Fps manhattan aerial 00 12 06 21 manhattan_aerial 00 12 06 21 Frame Fps Codec manhattan_aerial 120 100 00 12 06 21 Battery last take Battery last take Battery last take Media Free record Remain waveform Media Free record Remain waveform
19. p TO ect Spe na 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s name and scene name with the next record S take increment gt ie PROJECT and scene increment mov During record displays project name and current take increment Touching the file names display will open the relevant preferences tab files Time Code Status display 74 0715 1080p YUV10 40 416 23 98 S 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s While not recording displays the current time 2 NE e code in freerun modes and the end time code from the last take in record run modes While recording displays the current time code value in all modes The display may be in SMPTE time code UTC time or local time When recording to CineForm both SMPTE and UTC are written as metadata to the file In other codecs cur rently only SMPTE timecode is written Touching the time code display will open the relevant preferences tab tc Audio input status display 74 0715 1080p YUV10 40 416 23 98 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s Za Shows current input setting for audio source OFF no levels meter display Two channel SDI SDL Eight channel SDI SDI8 Two channel balanced line level Bal Two channel AES AES2 Four channel AES AES4 In the playback menu this shows the output source as the currently queued file file next reel_2 031 next reel 2 031 next reel 2 031 128GB 73GB 46 min slate safe grid 100 edge analysis clipp
20. switch 2 Button 5 LL OURS DC jack USBlport to PC host 4 For 3 5 HDD 5 Power and Access LED eSATA port to PC host Disk Installation t 4 Patent design for HDD depart from docking unit Install 2 5 HDD Install 3 5 HDD Patented design for HDD removal from docking unit Hard Drive not included NOTE Hard drive s not prop ertly formatted or partitioned will not work with enclosures Care and feeding of SSD media SSD media is different from traditonal spinning hard drives in two important ways 1 Low level formatting has an adverse affect on the flash media 2 Disk optimization is achieved by trim rather than degragmentation and with certain controllers the secure erase process Restoring SSD media to factory new performance SSDs will lose performance over time which will have a negative impact on recording capability Each type of SSD has its own process for returning it to factory new Patriot Torqx The Process for the Patriot Torqx is quite simple and the full step by step is given on p71 OCZ Vertex The process for the OCZ Vertex is similar to that of the Patriot Torqx and is given on p72 OCZ Vertex2 and other Sandforce based controllers Sandforce based SSDs must be secure erased to return them to factory performance This is a rather involved process If you purchased Vertex 2 media from Cinedeck you will have a USB thumb drive that has the appropriate software on
21. unit storage Volume label New Volume File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default gt Perform a quick format able file and folder compression 18 With Perform a quick format checked click OK to confirm C Enable write caching on the disk This setting enables write caching to improve disk performance but a power outage or equipment failure might result in data loss or corruption 13 With Enable write caching on the disk now UNCHECKED click OK on the bottom of the window to confirm Open Explore Mark Partition as Active Change Drive Letter and Paths Format f Delete Partition em E Properties Help 16 In the context menu that ap pears click Format New Volume Format D WARNING Formatting will erase all dat To format the volume dick OK To quit 19 In the window that appears click OK again to format the SSD Formatting the SSD will be rapid The SSD is now set for proper operation and formatted for use with the Cinedeck EXTREME You may close all windows and relaunch the Cinedeck software by double tapping on the cinedeck exe application on the desktop or by restarting the unit Using the Patriot trim utility for Patriot Torqx SSD media 1 Exit the Cinedeck software to the desktop setup prefs exit app 2 Double click the On Screen Keyboard icon to open the keyboard 3 Double click Patriot exe icon to start the trim utility
22. use with the Cinedeck Extreme continued Patriot Torgx 128GB SSD Properties General Policies Volumes Driver lt Patriot Torge 128GB SSD Device type Disk drives Manufacturer Standard disk drives Location 1 11 In the window that appears click the Policies tab Device Properties Manufacturer Standard disk drives Location 1 Device Status This device is working property 14 Click OK on the bottom of the Hard ware page to confirm Format D Volume label New Volume File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default L Perform a quick format _ Enable file and folder compression 17 In the window that appears confirm that File system is set to NTFS and check the box for Perform a quick format WARNING This is not optional for SSD drives You must perform a quick format Enable write caching on the disk This setting enables write caching to improve disk perf but a power outage or equipment failure might result in or comuption 12 On the Policies page UNCHECK En able write caching on the disk EB Disk 0 Basic Boot Disk C 15 02 GB 15 02 GB NTFS Online Healthy System EP Disk 1 Basic New Volume D 119 23 GB 119 23 GB NTFS Online Healthy E Primary partition 15 Context click again on Disk 1 NOT Disk 0 your new SSD Confirm that size of the device to make sure it is the SSD and not the onboard
23. will be grayed out eg darker and cannot be selected HASTA O NET via SD ARES ES 00 12 06 21 EE Monitoring selection monitor manhattan aerial Battery ia rs record last take Reman monitor One stereo pair at a time may be monitored Monitoring choice may be changed at any time including during record 00 12 06 21 Volume sliders en manhattan_aerial Battery Geen Fps Free record Codec last take Remain The volume sliders control volume much as TAO AA ERR expected The base volume level for the headphone monitoring is set in the windows control panel sounds and audio devices playback volume The sliders can be globally reset by touching the reset button 00 12 06 21 Main user interface cont Performance metrics display 2 2 0 rang manhattan_aerial Battery Mieis Fps Free record ados last take Remain Indicates the status of encoding and disk write buffers The upper number is the encoding buffer d k ed ia a The left number is the current usage and iy aa A the right number is the maximum usage KE lg in the current session If the left number exceeds 20 encoding will stop The bottom number is the current num ber of disk write buffers If that number exceeds 20 encoding will stop For some SSDs this is an indicator that they need to be trimmed see trim et 00 12 06 21 GPS coordinates display manhattan_aerial Battery ES dis record
24. will see a progress bar to indicate time remaining When the restore is complete and the cursor is flashing at the bottom of the screen about 3 4min power off the Cinedeck by holding down the power switch for 3 4 seconds Remove the USB thumb drive ke sure you have a fresh battery or wall power for the Cinedeck Power on the cinedeck Let the Cinedeck start up completely and the Cinedeck software load Go to setup prefs Press reset prefs this is simply for good measure Go to setup prefs Press exit app NB Skip steps 12 through 14 if there is no firmware update dialog pop up you can simply launch the cinedeck program from the desktop instead 12 On the screen in Windows Desktop there may be a firmware upgrade dialog pop up window 13 Press ok to update the firmware NB Do not shut down or power off the Cinedeck while the firmware upgrade runs It will dam 14 15 age the device Once the firmware upgrade has completed it will prompt you to press restart to complete the process It may be necessary to modify the battery meter COM port setting if you do not see a reading in the battery meter display when a battery is connected and the battery meter preferences setting is on SEE Setting the battery meter COM port in this guide Please email support cinedeck com if you have any issues or need help with this process Cinedeck Operating System Field Restore Disk Update instruction
25. 20x1080 25p 50i 1920x1080 25p 50i 1920x1080 23 976fps 1920x1080 23 976fps 1920x1080 23 976fps 1920x1080 29 97fps 1920x1080 29 97fps 1920x1080 29 97fps 1920x1080 29 97fps 1920x1080 29 97p 59 94 1920x1080 29 97p 59 941 1920x1080 29 97p 59 941 Bit Depth Bit Rate Mbps 116 176 176 36 121 184 184 36 121 184 184 116 176 176 45 145 220 220 145 220 220 File Size GB min 0 89 1 35 1 35 0 25 0 93 1 4 1 4 0 25 0 93 1 4 1 4 0 39 1 34 1 34 0 29 1 11 1 67 1 67 1 11 1 67 1 67 File Size GB Hour 53 6 80 7 80 7 14 9 99 8 84 84 14 9 55 8 84 84 53 6 80 6 80 6 17 6 66 6 100 4 100 4 66 6 100 4 100 4 128 96 85 65 85 65 463 89 123 87 82 29 82 29 463 89 123 87 82 29 82 29 128 96 85 76 85 76 392 73 103 78 68 84 68 84 103 78 68 84 68 84 257 91 171 3 171 3 927 79 247 74 164 57 164 57 927 79 247 74 164 57 164 57 257 91 171 51 171 51 785 45 207 57 137 69 137 69 207 57 137 69 137 69 cinedeck Ex 128 GB 10 115 2 GB 256 GB 10 230 4 GB 500 GB 10 450 GB 503 73 334 57 334 57 1812 08 483 87 321 43 321 43 1812 08 483 87 321 43 321 43 503 73 334 99 334 99 1534 09 405 41 268 92 268 92 405 41 268 92 268 92 Average Data Rates CineForm CineForm Compression Modes Cineform Medium Cineform High Cineform Film Scan 1 Cineform Film Scan 2 Cine
26. 7 EJ Playback user interface cont Playback file manager open open open long Frame Media alt Codec S ge manhattan_aerial Battery Free last take Remain The open button invokes the playback file temp y mm manager E P I 00 01 55 07 CO Playback file manager open open The playback file manager allows selection of the current folder for playback as well as If there are no takes in the current project folder the project manager is opened by default when play is selected from the main interface If there are other projects or scenes with 1 Folder ol Gecke Seege Eege takes they can be opened from here e ee eg take delete If the current project or scene folder con tains no takes the folders may be renamed here as in the main file manager Playback open menu thumbnails display and navigation open Each take is labeled with the take number and file type Ee If there are more than 20 takes in the folder navigation arrows will appear To delete or rename Project Scene folders mov A slang 18 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty move mov 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected take delete Playback user interface cont take delete Take delete take delete The take delete button take delete enables TD ER ME the deletion of takes CATE dl Lentgen aerial gt EM When the b
27. Form Uncompressed 422 CineForm Uncompressed RAW Cineform High Cineform Film Scan 1 Cineform Film Scan 2 Cineform Keyscan CineForm Uncompressed 444 Cineform Medium Cineform High Cineform Film Scan 1 Cineform Film Scan 2 CineForm Uncompressed 422 CineForm Uncompressed RAW Cineform High Cineform Film Scan 1 Cineform Film Scan 2 Cineform Keyscan CineForm Uncompressed 444 Cineform Medium Cineform High Cineform Film Scan 1 Cineform Film Scan 2 CineForm Uncompressed RAW Resolution 1080 24p 25p 50i 1080 24p 25p 50i 1080 24p 25p 50i 1080 24p 25p 50i 1080 24p 25p 50i 1080 24p 25p 1080 24p 25p 1080 24p 25p 1080 24p 25p 1080 24p 25p 1080 24p 25p 1080 30P 60i 1080 30P 60i 1080 30P 60i 1080 30P 60i 1080 30p 60i 1080 30p 1080 30P 1080 30P 1080 30P 1080 30P 1080 30P 2048x1152 24p 25p 2048x1152 24p 25p 2048x1152 24p 25p 2048x1152 24p 25p 2048x1152 24p 25p Chroma 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 2 2 RAW 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 RAW RAW RAW RAW RAW Bit Depth 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Bi
28. GB Minutes 432 186 81 130 42 87 49 58 08 406 59 181 89 125 67 83 28 55 74 345 6 150 26 104 73 69 82 46 7 203 29 89 77 62 84 41 89 5 54 168 59 75 13 52 36 34 91 23 27 363 79 164 57 115 2 75 96 50 82 363 79 157 09 109 71 73 53 48 68 Minutes 864 373 62 260 83 174 99 116 17 813 18 363 79 251 35 166 55 111 48 691 2 300 52 209 45 139 64 93 41 406 59 179 53 125 67 83 78 11 08 337 17 150 26 104 73 69 82 46 55 727 58 329 14 230 4 151 91 101 65 727 58 314 18 219 43 147 06 97 35 CINedeck Ex Minutes 1687 5 729 73 509 43 341 77 226 89 1588 24 710 53 490 91 325 3 217 74 1350 586 96 409 09 272 73 182 43 794 12 350 65 245 45 163 64 21 63 658 54 293 48 204 55 136 36 90 91 1421 05 642 86 450 296 7 198 53 1421 05 613 64 428 57 287 23 190 14 Average Data Rates Avid DNxHD Cinedeck EXTREME Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Avid DNxHD 36 Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Avid DNxHD 36 Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Avid DNxHD 36 Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Avid DNxHD 145 Avid DNxHD 220 Avid DnxHD 220x Resolution 1920x1080 24fps 1920x1080 24fps 1920x1080 24fps 1920x1080 25fps 1920x1080 25fps 1920x1080 25fps 1920x1080 25fps 1920x1080 25p 50i 1920x1080 25p 50i 19
29. Ki G OM O O a I A a CINEGECK R io J0BE be Cinedeck Extreme User Manual Version 2 06 Cinedeck Extreme User Manual V 2 06 About this manual Important This manual reflects the state of the Cinedeck Extreme hardware 1 0 and software 2 0 at the time it was published It will be updated frequently as new features are implemented and will not necessarily reflect legacy information Legacy versions of the hardware and software would be covered by the manual included with that release What s in the manual This user manual describes the functions available in the Cinedeck software as well as relevant information regarding upgrades hardware information such as pin defini tions for connectors interaction with 3rd party software such as NLEs and further technical information of interest to users The manual is divided into 4 parts 1 Table of contents 2 General introduction to the Cinedeck Extreme 3 Menu function descriptions and notes 4 Appendices with processes for various tasks related to maintenance and updates as well as technical information drawings best practices notes and FAQs Copyright and Trademark Notice All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Cinedeck is a trademark of Cinedeck LLC ProRes is a trademark of Apple Computer Corporation Avid Media Composer is a trademark of Avid Technology Inc DNxHD is a trademark of Avid Technology In
30. SDI 2 chan flip preview 4 4 4 RGB10 component Balanced composite AES 2chan 4 2 2 YUV8 HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview 4 2 2 YUV8 Off letterbox HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview 4 4 4 RGB10 component Balanced composite AES 2chan letterbox CineForm UNCOMP DNxHD CineForm UNCOMP HD CineForm UNCOMP DNxHD proxy LQ proxy LQ Input preferences tab cont setup input Input frame rate Not all frame rates are available in all codecs If a codec or quality setting is not available 4 2 2 YUV8 CineForm proxy based on the input frame rate there will be no setting available in the codec or quality CO umns 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP KO composite Balanced Valid input frame rates are 23 98p 50i AES 2chan 25p 5994i 29 97p 60i 50p 5994p 60p Variable rates are not supported at this time Input pixel format Pixel format selections are 4 2 2 YUV8 CineForm proxy YCbCr or YUV 8bit 4 2 2 YCbCr or YUV 10bit 4 2 2 HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP LQ RGB 10 bit 4 4 4 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD composite Balanced AES 2chan Input video source input Video source selections are 4 2 2 YUV8 CineForm 3G HD SDI Dual Link HD SDI HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP SD SDI 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD HDMI Component composite Balanced Composite Y input on breakou
31. Serial er er w Cana ff BEER e pr emova lt eg x 7 2 lt v Sey Pane wae Exit the COM properties settings tab by selecting ok loss stop drop stop fan ctrl battery mon 3Gb s out support cinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 SMO B 0 23 0m Close the management tab then restart the Cinedeck With a battery attached open the setup prefs tab select battery type and select battery mon e ng Ee A a 00 12 06 21 Go back to the main UI and the battery meter should show a value Codec installation on the MAC and PC Codec download locations for playback of material recorded on the Cinedeck ProRes Apple quicktime codecs for Mac and PC PC http support apple com downloads Apple_ProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_for_Windows Mac http support apple com downloads Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1 0 for Mac DNxHD Quicktime Avid Quicktime Codecs for Mac and PC mac pc http avid custkb com avid app selfservice search jsp Docld 372311 Uncompressed Codec for Mac and PC Mac PC http www cinedeck com customercare downloads quicktime_codecs DNxHD MXF Avid MXF Codecs for Mac mac pc http avid custkb com avid app selfservice search jsp Docld 372311 Uncompressed Codec for Mac and PC Mac PC http www cinedeck com customercare downloads quicktime_codecs CineForm Cineform Quicktime Codecs for Mac and PC Mac PC http estore cineform com neoplayer aspx Uncompressed
32. USB ports for field restore and peripheral support Removable 2 5 SSD LAN port networked storage LAN camera input and Internet Basic operation Loading the SSD media NOTE An SSD is not included in the Cinedeck EXTREME kit It must be purchased separately Please con tact your dealer or email us at ordersOcinedeck com for more information On the i o panel on the right side of the Cinedeck EXTREME you will see the slot for the SSD media Slide the SSD into the slot with the SSD connectors facing towards you Once the Cinedeck EXTREME recognizes the SSD media information will appear in the upper right hand corner of the screen Warning Only SSD media purchased from Cinedeck are ready to use Other SSDs must be prepared fol lowing the directions on page 9 to prevent error and data loss Cinedeck certified Batteries Note The Cinedeck requires high capacity high drain batteries The following batteries have been certi fied for use IDX HL9 HL9S HL10 HL10S Endura Elite Anton Bauer Dionic HC amp HCX Powering up the Cinedeck Note we recommend that when you power up your Cinedeck EXTREME via the AC adapter power brick or battery for the first time you confirm that the voltage falls within the input range of 12 to 30V To safely disconnect the LEMO connector from the device you must slide the sleeve of the connector and then gently tug to remove the connector from the Cinedeck EXTREME IMPORTANT Ther
33. Uncompressed Codec for Mac and PC In the C Cinedeck Cinedeck_extras folder on the Cinedeck or Mac PC http www cinedeck com customercare downloads uncompressed_codecs Average data rates Prores Cinedeck EXTREME ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes 422 LT ProRes 422 ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 4444 excl alpha Resolution 1920x1080 24p 1920x1080 24p 1920x1080 24p 1920x1080 24p 1920x1080 24p 1920x1080 50i 25p 1920x1080 50i 25p 1920x1080 50i 25p 1920x1080 50i 25p 1920x1080 50i 25p 1920x1080 60i 30p 1920x1080 60i 30p 1920x1080 60i 30p 1920x1080 60i 30p 1920x1080 60i 30p 1920x1080 50p 1920x1080 50p 1920x1080 50p 1920x1080 50p 1920x1080 50p 1920x1080 60p 1920x1080 60p 1920x1080 60p 1920x1080 60p 1920x1080 60p 2048x1152 24p 2048x1152 24p 2048x1152 24p 2048x1152 24p 2048x1152 24p 2048x1152 25p 2048x1152 25p 2048x1152 25p 2048x1152 25p
34. Useful for troubleshooting save prefs Saves preferences file to a USB thumb drive if inserted in USB port load prefs Loads preferences file from a USB thumb drive if inserted in USB port Appendices Field Operati In the case of proble solved by resetting t ng System Restore Factory Reset Instructions ms with the operation of the Cinedeck there are some issues that are related to the operating system and may most simply be he Cinedeck to its factory settings This is usually the result of changing settings or installing 3rd party software that is not compat ible with the Cinedeck version of the Windows Embedded operating system In general it is a good idea to keep your restore disk up to date so that in the case of a field restore your software will be current without installing it separately The software update address username password Folder NB This will erase fil ment 1 2 3 4 5 NB At this point ma 6 1 8 9 10 11 file is located at ftp ftp dbox com cinedeckupdate update123 Cinedeck Program Update Restoring the Cinedeck to factory settings es you have saved or created on the C drive previously including any programs installed that are not part of the Cinedeck environ Insert the OS restore thumb drive in one of the two USB ports located on the right end panel of the Cinedeck Power on the Cinedeck Let the restore run through fully You
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36. c Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Contents About Anis MAINE All E 2 Copyright and Trademark NOTtiCe sssossossssssscsrsrsrsrererersrsrrrrersrssrsrersssssssssssssssssssssssssssssrrsssner 2 Whats INcluded 555s 0000 bones indie nn nt ne di incite tesla see 7 Safety INTOTING CON ni sii 8 Support Ta Ed assa e a E O e dida uai 9 First line troubleshooting hardware sn 9 First line troubleshooting software 9 arios DEE 10 Loading TINGS SID Mil di R den da 11 Cin d c cerun d PAtt rTies nn du dont SSIS a 11 Basic Operation sas nd oi nomination 11 Pomenna UD RE CISC En co 12 HOISWAD OF DOWER IDU Eonia apilar asias 12 User Interface eegene 13 General notes about the user interface ssscccececccccccsscscssssscceccccccccccccecssssscscccceccccccceeeess 13 Main user interface recording sas ies scscadezserscccecsdacecededectscesacdeccedecescdaeasdivsacdecetcanesacdiccehcestdesenecite 13 Record Er EE 14 RBETGOFO S EOI ST D E 14 Wired remote record start stop start stop e 14 Slate display slate Not currently enabled ENEE 15 sale Frame Display ST tee 16 Sale ame OMO tool 16 Safe frame preferences setupl prefs grid 16 Letterbox Safe Frame Display safe setup linput letterbox sns ss00110010050010055000550 17 LEtterDox preview letterbox aa 17 Gra Display A Let de E tandas 18 Grid opacity and brightness setu
37. ck power cable HDD dock Power supply with localized USB thumb drive plug for HDD dock Safety information CAUTION The Federal Communications Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to oper ate the equipment FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission FCC rules CE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Direc tive on the approximation of the law of the member states related to electromagnetic compatibility 89 336 EEC according to EN 55022 Class B CC and CE Compliance Statement These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against frequency interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect th
38. e Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected project manhattan aerial X reel 5 To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab ole ere be unselected Take 29 Folder manager tab cont setup files Renaming folders Folder renaming is invoked by touching the folder name Safe disable must be on in the main prefer ences menu setup prefs for folder renam ing to be enabled and the folders cannot have takes files in them The keyboard allows only the valid charac ters allowed in Windows file names Folder selection Selecting a different top level folder reveals the subfolders within and the next take increment display will change to reflect the next take increment for that folder Deleting folders In order to delete folders Safe disable must be on in the main preferences menu setup prefs and the folders cannot have takes files in them To delete touch the red x and slide the slider to the arrow The x will not be visible If safe mode is on An empty folder is indicated by take 1 displayed as the next take test_scene project sp OOO M ES manhattan aerial To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Ta
39. e e ITS boundary of the preview window TO Or 100 MH PETITE ETES l 111 FET SLL LL TTT The image plane can be dragged around within the preview window to see the full extents e ES 00 12 06 21 ns 100 1 1 view memory 100 When the image has been dragged out of al center the next time 100 is enabled the preview window will display the same shifted area of the image plane This is very useful if the focus reference in the shot is not in the E center of the image plane ll 11 ae manhattan_aerial Battery Media lat Fps Free record alt Codec last take Remain ug ill I OU TULL Add TTT vet SITTI E UI nn 8 TT MK vam et 00 12 06 21 setup Main user interface cont Edge detection display edge te edge_test Battery a Fps Free record Codec last take Remain Enables edge detection to aid in accurate focus To enable edge detection tool display touch e We the edge button N 00 12 06 21 EH Edge detection display edge edge Ge edge test Battery leo Free record last take Remain The sharpness of the edges indicates areas that are most in focus mm W N et 00 12 06 21 setup Edge detection display edge edge It is not advised that this tool be used in very ele noisy or telephoto scenes or when shooting with a very high aperture value as the al gorithm used for edge detection works best when there is
40. e equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which receiver is connected WARNING Take care of your Cinedeck EXTREME as you would your cameras or other electronic equipment Take care especially to keep water and moisture away from the unit Getting your Cinedeck EXTREME wet will void the warranty AND COULD CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOCK WARNING The Cinedeck EXTREME needs ventilation for safe operation DO NOT block the fan at the rear of the unit DO NOT lay the unit down on its back there by blocking the fan Blocking the fan will damage the unit causing it to overheat and it will void the warranty MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW CINEDECK COM WARRANTY Support information Support Hours Support office hours are 9am 6pm EST but we generally answer email from 8am to midnight EST 7 days a week and at odd hours of the night The direct support email address is support cinedeck com and we do answer email within minutes Phone support can be reached at 1 646 642 6985 If you do not reach us please do leave a message as we endeavor to return calls within a few minutes within the expanded hours noted above Please Note It is generally both helpful and essential to have as much information as possible about the nature of the problem and the setup involved including all equipment being used camera settings Cinedeck settings etc For instance if you are using an esoteric piece of equipment in the signal chai
41. e is a SAFETY LOCK on the LEMO connector to prevent it being accidentally removed from the Cinedeck EXTREME DO NOT pull any part of the AC Adapter other than the sleeve Turning on the Cinedeck Extreme The POWER BUTTON is located on the i o panel on the left side of the Cinedeck EXTREME Press the POWER button and a green light will appear indicating it is ON A blue light on the bottom right hand corner on the front of the Cinedeck EXTREME will also be illuminated The Cinedeck EXTREME boots in approximately 45 seconds A full on off power cycle is approximate ly 55 seconds 2 Hotswap of power input NOTE It is possible to switch between the AC Adapter and the batteries without turning off the Cinedeck EXTREME User Interface General notes about the user interface The user interface has been designed with use in high pressure situations in mind where a minimum of interaction is desirable to operate the Cinedeck and in normal operation every tool commonly needed is readily at hand Most commonly used tools are accessible within one touch from the main screen The touchscreen is the main control surface for the interface but there are also physical buttons for commonly used func tions while in full screen preview mode Active on buttons are indicated by text and inactive buttons are indicated by text Main user interface recording The main user interface is the record screen 140715 1080p YUV10 12868
42. ere are also options related to the signal input preview Valid input selections As selections are made for resolution frame rate color space input audio codec and 4 2 2 YUVS of CineForm quality settings and wrapper type they in fluence the availability of other settings SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD When DNX is selected both MXF and MOV are valid selections whereas when ProRes CineForm or Uncompressed are selected AES 2chan only the MOV wrapper type is available composite Balanced Input preferences tab cont setup input Application restart on settings change Some settings changes require a restart of the application In the input settings page application restart is required for 1 switching between compressed and un compressed modes 2 changes to the audio input When time code is set to Ambient all set tings require restart to re sync the time code Application restart on settings change If an application restart is necessary to ini tialize the new setting a dialog will appear to inform the user 60 Input resolution For HD settings ensure your camera is set to 16x9 output Valid input resolutions are 10801 1920x1080 interlaced 1080p 1920x1080 progressive 1080psf 1920x1080 progressive segmented 720p 1280x720 progressive PAL 720x576 interlaced NTSC 720x 480 interlaced 4 2 2 YUV8 Off HDMI
43. exe Patriot Memory Wiper Beta v8 3 Build date 2009 05 25 A IETT On Screen Keyboard But this feature nayg He Keyboard Settings Help icrosoft provides the hotfix can be do F2 F3 Fs F9 F10 Fil F12 psc brk http support nicr S 2 bksp ins hm pup Please use View ar del end pdn lanquage version of JARNING Patriot Mej Patriot Memory Wiper drivers of 64bit operating s git is highly reconne O back before running Patriot Memory Viper ur own risk Did you read this warning and want to proceed CY N Patriot Memory Wiper can t be run on drive Gis DIN Pound 1 Analyzing cluster Completed Checking configuration Completed Send train Completed Patriot Memory Wiper is completed successfully To exit press any key GIRO 5 53am Using the OCZ trim garbage collection utility The OCZ trim or garbage collection utility can be used with the following SSDs 1 Vertex not Vertex2 2 Vertex Turbo 3 Vertex EX 4 Agility series 5 Solid 2 series OCZ Vertex2 Secure Erase process for restoring SSD performance The secure erase process can be used with the following SSDs 1 Vertex2 2 Vertex LE 3 Agility2 Setting the battery meter COM port ee VA PEA 3 cinedec lt CINSUecK rell My Computer SAROB 10 22AM Exit to the windows desktop and go to start my computer Ka My Computer Lob E Edt Vier Favorites Tools Help ae v Bo a DUO E mz
44. for the drive to appear in the Media status display 7 Open the update menu by going to setup update 8 Press the update button The software will exit to Windows while the Insert USB key and press update update runs then automatically return to the Cinedeck application FTP download info ftp ftp dbox com username cinedeckupdate password update123 folder Cinedeck Program Update Troubleshooting the update process manhattan_aerial Battery record last take If the error message no update found ap pears 1 ensure that the download application did not automatically unzip the update file this often occurs in the Mac OS 2 check to see that the zip file on the USB thumb drive is a valid archive not corrupt 3 ensure that the thumb drive is visible in the media status display eset 00 12 06 21 Sg Update preferences tab continued setup prefs Update preferences tab setup update manhattan_aerial Battery record last take Troubleshooting the update process contin ued If the error message no update exe found appears 1 ensure that the downloaded zip file has upd exe inside it 2 If there is no upd exe check your anti virus settings to be sure that the file has not been stripped from the update zip file on reset 00 12 06 21 a download Adding feature license keys to the software If you have purchased licences for optional e
45. gt toggle the features you need send the request software features they must be activated in eode t0 spas rte vonse code the keys menu before they will be available request code 0030 1d08 e1b3 0000 0000 To activate these features 1 Open the keys menu from the setup update menu 2 Select the desired feature 3 email the request code to supportOcinedeck com License keys challenge code entry When you have received a reply with the toggle the features you need send the request license code from su pport enter the code SE to EE then e response code into the license code field using the keypad request cade O030 1d08 e1b3 0000 0000 General preferences tab setup prefs co General Preferences setup prefs support cinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 main Displays general preferences page shown above grid Opens grid and safe frame overlay preferences page clip Opens highlight clipping overlay preferences page loss stop Stops record when input loss is detected default on GPS Enables awareness of Garmin GPS devices if one is plugged in to the USB port Mouse Shows mouse pointer if desired Generally used when a mouse is plugged in rec stop Shows separate record stop buttons in main UI Turn off for remote record stop 3Gb s out Enables 3GB s output on BNC output A default off Disable safe When on allows delete or renaming of folders when e
46. i up 1080 to Itrbx letterbox letterbox SD down down down 1080 to ana anamorphic anamorphic SD down down down 720 to Itrbx 720to 1080 Cent SD down E dc 720 to ana 720p t SD down cr letterbox SD anam up to 1080 720p up ana SD anamorphic up to 1080 1080i up pillarbox 720p up pillarbox 1080i up Input Up Down and Cross conversion modes convert input or output Input Up Down and Cross conversion modes convert input or output 4 2 2 YUV8 4 4 4 RGB10 Component Composite off SDI 2 Ch Balanced AES 2 Ch Low Flip Preview Uncomp Medium Letterbox DNxHD High ProRes Film Scan 1 Convert preferences tab continued setup convert Input Up Down and Cross conversion modes convert input or output Input settings must be set to the conversion destination mode For example if the coversion mode is set to 1080 downco nvert to letterboxed SD the signal input setting should be set to SD Video input and output up down and cross conversion modes convert output simul out 24p gt 59i out Input Up Down and Cross conversion modes convert input No video input conversion Letterbox from HD1080 to SD Anamorphic HD1080 to SD Letterbox HD720 to SD Anamorphic from HD720 to SD Letterbox video input up conversion Anamorphic video input up conversion Single output Down and Cross conversion modes convert output No video output conversion Letterbox
47. ia manhattan_aerial Battery in last take Remain To prevent accidental recordings the button must be held down for about 1 2 second be fore record will engage 00 12 06 21 Es Record stop stop manhattan_aerial Battery E To prevent accidentally stopping the record EE Remain ing the button must be held down for about 1 2 second before stop will engage 00 12 06 21 When in wired remote mode setup prefs rec stop the record button also acts as the stop button Frame manhattan_aerial Battery d Fps Free aden last take Remain Once record is engaged the text in the re cord button will change to stop 00 12 06 21 Main user interface cont 3D Preview mode selection 3D pre Selects 3D previewing mode Side by Side Left eye Right eye Main user interface cont Safe Frame Display safe 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB S 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel_2 031 46 min Enables selection of various standard safe s slate frame overlays for common broadcast safe gt areas cinema and broadcast aspect ratios 85 and image composition assistance grid To enable safe frame display touch the safe Ir button then select the desired safe frame ER ae AA Dr from the popup E Oe analysis clipping mee fuliscreen Safe frame on off toggle safe 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB 51 166 CineFo
48. ing fullscreen 128GB 73GB 46 min rr os slate safe grid 100 edge analysis clipping fullscreen 128GB 73GB 46 min slate safe grid 100 edge analysis clipping fullscreen Main user interface cont Last take duration display last Displays the duration of the last take in minutes and seconds of nil Wi Hi ROSE Battery meter display Displays the battery charge level in If battery meter is on and no battery is con nected the display will show 0 This setting is user selectable for either Anton Bauer or IDX standards setup prefs battery meter Touching the battery meter display will open the relevant preferences tab prefs Audio levels display amp headphone volume slider Displays the current stereo pair selected for monitoring The slider controls headphone monitoring volume The base setting for this is con trolled in the windows sound control panel Touch the arrow to invoke the audio controls pop up gt Main user interface cont Audio options menu gt no manhattan aerial Battery E S last take Remain di Touch the arrow to invoke the audio con trols pop up Controls record audio levels both globally and for individual channels as well as head phone monitoring volume Up to 8 active channels will be shown de pending on audio input settings Channels that are not active
49. it See page 73 You will need a USB keyboard in addition to the USB key for this process Special note regarding PhotoFast RAID media Unlike other SSDs the PhotoFast SSDs are NOT hot swappable Care should be taken to insert the media before powering up the Cinedeck and to shut down the Cinedeck before removing the media WARNING Only SSD media purchased from Cinedeck are ready to use Other SSDs must be prepared following the directions on page 69 to prevent error and data loss Setting up new SSD media for use with the Cinedeck Extreme SSD media purchased from any other vendor must be prepared before use with the Cinedeck EXTREME to disable write caching on the device and to format it using the correct file system All data on the SSD will be lost in preparation for use with the Cinedeck EXTREME Perform these functions on the Cinedeck EXTREME itself rather than attempting to perform them on a computer this is necessary to ensure proper functionality NOTE A USB mouse can be connected to the Cinedeck EXTREME to perform these functions without using the touchscreen and is recommended for ease of operation Boot up the Cinedeck EXTREME quit to the OS by tapping exit in the main PREFERENCES page setup prefs exit app Insert the new SSD to be prepared and follow the instructions below In order to context click using the touchscreen hold down on one spot for 2 3 seconds This is equivalent to right clicking with a mouse
50. ke delete button must be unselected project ab ep To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected cancel Folder manager tab cont setup files Pre configuring media with folders A suitable folder structure can also be cre ated on the Cinedeck or a Windows worksta tion in the Windows Explorer or on a mac workstation if running an NTFS compatibility program such as the shareware application Tuxera NTFS for Mac 2 New Volume D Fie Edit View Favorites Tools telp Q ea 5 y Search E Folders D e Boot Disk C ceptures_final3 3 2 Cinedeck manhattan aerial E CI Documents and Settings 3 DRIVERS C2 mewud 8 CH intel Program Fies C2 Wi nos ss New Volume D 2 manhattan_aerial Time code Preferences Tab setup TC Time code Preferences Tab setup TC The time code tab allows the user to choose source auto rec offsets the source for time code for the project and gen off other time code options There are three main sources of time code E avallable save tc Internally generated Embedded SDI LTC RP188 Serial ExSync hardware timecode module ExSync Timecode by Ambient GmbH Internally generated time code gen Generated time code has three different run so
51. king the BIOS update USB thumb drive COMMANDS shown in Blue Format the thumb drive 1 Open a command prompt window 2 Type DISKPART This will start the disk partition program 3 Type LIST DISK This will list the available disk partitions to format 4 The size of the partitions will tell you which partition is the USB thumb drive It should be the smallest by far NB You will be formatting the drive which will erase ALL data Be sure you choose the correct drive the USB thumb drive not your 10TB video RAID Select the correct disk usually DISK1 then type 1 CLEAN 2 CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY Sl FORMAT FS FAT32 QUICK If for some reason this last command fails right click my computer in the Windows Explorer and select computer management In computer management select disk management then right click the partition you created and select format In the format dialog select FAT32 and quick format 4 ACTIVE 5 ASSIGN 6 EXIT Once the above is complete Unzip the contents of BIOS_update_disk zip to a temporary folder then copy all files and folders to the new partition on the thumb drive 4 gt After the copy is complete Open a command prompt window and type 1 D or the stick drive letter if not Di Ze CD UTILS WIN32 3 MAKEBOOT BAT Follow the instructions from the MAKEBOOT program to complete the task Eject the thumb drive Windows using the safely remove ha
52. last take Reman When a GPS device is plugged into the Cinedeck currently only Garmin USB GPS devices are supported and GPS is active in setup prefs the current GPS coordi nates will be displayed setup Playback user interface Playback interface play play Media manhattan_aerial Battery Free last take Remain The second main user interface is the play back screen which is very similar to the main record interface with the addition of playback specific tools mainly the transport controls and includes displays with relevant information for the currently queued clip in cluduing output settings project scene and take names timecode display and access to all commonly used tools The information displays are static and do 00 12 44 01 CO not lead to menus since the information comes from the recorded file Transport controls long Frame 5 Media S Fps manhattan aerial Battery Free alt Codec last take Remain temp Transport controls include Go to beginning Fast reverse Play Fast forward Go to end Loop Back and forth Set in out points 00 01 55 07 CO Step frame by frame Fullscreen playback mode fullscreen When in playback full screen mode touching the screen will briefly bring up the transport and overlay controls These controls will disappear after 2 3 seconds after the screen is last touched fa 1 E CH S Za A te 00 01 55 0
53. lete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab If space is insufficient copy all other files 3 Take delete button must be unselected except the affected file and its associated journal file to other media then put the me dia with the bad file back in the Cinedeck Playback user interface cont File recovery continued recover recover While the recovery is in process the progress bar will fill the screen File recovery recover recover Once the recovery is finished the thumbnail d io Sei will be displayed and the file can be opened 5 E 5 a normally in playback or copied to other media for editing To delete or rename Project Scene folders 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected take delete E Ela Setup Menu Tabs setup setup Invokes the setup menu tabs input files tc convert update prefs manhattan_aerial Battery ES Str record last take Gecke Le The prefs tab includes general preferences settings The general preferences tab is the default TETAS wh en setu p IS i NVO ked loss stop drop stop fan ctrl battery meter fan ctrl 3Gb s out supportQcinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 Settings changes sometimes require app
54. lication restart Some setting changes require an applica tion restart This is preceeded by a warning loss stop drop stop fan ctrl battery meter press ok to apply setting Settings changes that require restart in the general preferences are EE OK 3Gb s out P not PsF gps reset prefs restart app supportOcinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 Input preferences tab setup input Input preferences tab setup input JV10 Ss 128GB 73GB n 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel_2 031 3 46 min The user preferences tabs are where prefer ences and settings for input output time code and general settings are selected E safe slate grid The setup button will take the user to the last 100 selected preferences tab edge analysis If accessing the preferences tabs using the info display shortcuts the selected tab will be that relevant to the info display clipping IHN MERE III H III H OOO O O O ADE INDIEN fullscreen Signal input settings setup input or input status display The input tab is where frame size frame rate color space video source audio source as 422YUV8 CineForm proxy well as codec quality setting and file type are selected SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP LO 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD There is a green indicator light that shows when signal has been successfully synced to the input source ee composite Balanced Th
55. mpty and take delete drop stop Stops record when dropped frames on input is detected default on thumbs Enables thumbnail display in playback file manager mouse exit Enables right click program exit when mouse is plugged in peak vu Enables peak view instead of meter view in audio meters P not PsF Enables true progressive p input rather than progressive segmented frame psf General preferences tab continued setup prefs ES General Preferences setup prefs Fan control Battery monitor preferences ap plication control and save load preferences Preferences is the default tab when setup is invoked supportOcinedeck com Version 2 0 release build 2 177 fan ctrl Fan control enable default on Control only on during record low s Gen fan speed during record to low default off medium Sets target fan speed during record to medium default off high Sets target fan speed during record to high default off auto Auto sets fan speed to lowest setting available given current system temperature battery mon Battery level monitoring enable default off Anton Bauer Selects Anton Bauer standard monitoring default off Digi View Selects IDX standard monitoring default off restart app Restarts the application Useful for troubleshooting exit app Exits the Cinedeck application to the Windows desktop reset prefs Resets preferences to defaults
56. n starts at zero and runs until the session is terminated or the TC reset slider is used offsets off offsets off offsets off Time code Preferences Tab continued setup TC Embedded SDI time code auto record VITC future VITC Auto record from VITC Future feature source auto rec RE off ExSync hardware timecode module ExSync ExSync The hardware timecode module can be jammed source auto rec offsets to an external LTC source See appendices for E cable pin definition and cable types commercially available The clock is the same as that in the Ambient E ACD301 master slate so it is extremely precise With the Exsync module installed the Cinedeck can operate as the master clock for any device capable of reading LTC time code The Exsync timecode module is designed for momentary sync DO NOT leave the source sync cable plugged in or it will create system instabilty and potentially crash the timecode module clock ExSync hardware timecode module ExSync ExSync When switching to ExSync hardware time source auto rec offsets code mode the application will restart in off order to initialize the time code module and sync to the outside source frame rate SCH press ok to apply setting If any changes are made to the signal input settings this will also require a restart to re OK sync to the time code module Time code Preferences Tab continued setup TC
57. n it is Critical that we know so we can make a correct diagnosis First line troubleshooting hardware Is it plugged in Often the simplest things can make life difficult always check the basics Is the power supply plugged in battery charged camera turned on camera set tings correct First line troubleshooting software Have you matched your camera settings Often the simplest things can make life difficult always check the basics Is the camera set to P and the Cinedeck to PSF Is the camera actually a 24p sig nal or 59i masquerading as 24p via pulldown NOTE Take care of your Cinedeck EXTREME as you would your cameras or other electronic equipment Take care especially to keep water and moisture away from the unit Getting your Cinedeck EXTREME wet E will void the warranty Hardware I O 12 28V wide input DC jack AUX 5 12V 500MA DC output for accessories RS 422 COM port Power switch HDMI record in and monitor out VGA for UI preview clone on external VGA monitor Dual link 3G HDSDI in and out ESATA with port multiplier and RAID support Digital analog audio component video composite video and RS 422 deck control via breakout cable 2 channel analogue audio input Remote record connector Per channel line mic and phantom power switches for on board audio input Timecode sync port optional feature Wifi antenna port Headphone jack for audio monitoring
58. o MOVE IS IS PIA reta datos 34 neadpnone Volume SIR saia dna Gs a E ag 34 AUS OPTIONS menu ass E niece 35 Montoring selec it lel ses 35 o Urra 1 AAA ennen e e dau ee de 35 Periormance MENS o NN 36 GP SCOOT CIAL SS ale E 36 Playback USER INTE TE 37 es C ONO A O IU III A 37 Fullscreen playback mode ffullscreen ss 37 Playback interface play E 37 Playback Tile manager open Open Re nd 38 WAKE delete take delete a idad 39 Take delete aka o o 39 Flere GOVS e laa ei 39 File recovery continued Irecoverl sise 40 Setup Menu Tabs setup EE 41 Input preferences tab setup iNpUt sssssssesssssssssssssssssssrssrsrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsrssssssssssnsnnnr gt 42 Input preferences tab setup Input parida 42 Signal input settings setup input or input status display 42 Es EE 42 Application restart on settings change ss 43 Application restart on settings change sn 43 o ERON a a 43 nn Pe o Me A 44 INPUT dd tiie 44 WORE Wile A O ONA Nn 44 APO e ARE AA 45 TUE Preview ele let 45 Input codec quality and file format wrapper OPTIONS mm 45 Folder manager tab setup files scccccccsccccsscssccssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssscccssssssssssssssssseses 46 Folder manager tab setupl files ss 46 Folder creation new Project NEW scene ss 46 O Bee Roar tee meme a RSRS E DN MEIO DR RE RR RE RDPI ET RER 47 Folder SECCO y OPA OOOO PE RO dada AO RN dc
59. on nooo 66 Care and feeding of SSD Mela arica 67 Restoring SSD media to factory new performance 67 Special note regarding PhotoFast RAID media 67 Setting up new SSD media for use with the Cinedeck Extreme 68 Using the Patriot trim utility for Patriot Torgx SSD mecda corno conos 70 Using the OCZ trim garbage collection utility 71 OCZ Vertex2 Secure Erase process for restoring SSD performance 72 Setting the battery meter COM pPOrt ssssssssssecssessererersrrrrrrererssrsrsrssrssessessssssssrssssssssssssssser 73 Codec installation on the MAC and PCo ooonnnnncnccococococooonononococncccconocccccccccnccccccncnccccccncnccncccncccccacicans 75 POROS ta 75 TIN FeO CUI nenes na N Let dn in 75 DNAD MX R on atc da 75 CMEI RI EE 75 CCC DES o 1 OPERA PUE Cm bes da AE E E E i ee RN er eee 75 Average data rates Prores Avid DNxHD CineForm What s included In addition to the Cinedeck Extreme recorder everything you need to get started is included in the custom Pelican case including media if you pur chased any with your Cinedeck Please check to ensure that all expected contents are in the case In the event that anything is missing please contact support cinedeck com Pelican Case Der A WiFi antenna 0 Ee WiFi antenna 3pin Lemo to 3pin XLR Wall power supply with audio cable localized power cord 2pin Lemo to 4pin XLR USB cable for HDD dock ESATA cable for HDD do
60. orcnnos 57 Troubleshooting the tele Ee 57 Update preferences tab Setup Update 58 Adding feature license keys to the software ss 58 License keys challenge code entry ss 58 General preferences tab setup prefs ssssssssssssscscsssecesecceseccececescecescecececcesccsccsscsssssssses 59 General Preterences setup Pret me tenues 59 o A O A COMET A T 59 OR NN 59 fa jo E 59 ls A A A 59 OS cosas A 59 SO oa dilo dl 59 E TR EE 59 ME AAA A 59 e re a TERON ETAN TO E ve ee eet ee 59 A e anden scan anse A a ev nd ena 59 a EE 59 Peak E 59 REMO A A 59 E RE 60 Nie RTE 60 Katie E jp q DE 60 Otter 60 Uta il A da 60 Dato 60 Rest Ze jane o EC mr SED DEN RR RD 60 VN NEN Esmirna dd oo 60 Ac ADO E 60 Ei A O OT 60 reset DICAS tres oi 60 KE ele E 60 OS E AEE E 60 ADPEN DEE 61 Field Operating System Restore Factory Reset Instructions 61 Restoring the Cinedeck to factory settings 61 Cinedeck Operating System Field Restore Disk Update instructions 62 Updating theres TON SK ccavetaneuicnn cucu nae cease eE 62 Cinedeck Bootable BIOS Update Disk Creation Instructions ss 63 Making the BIOS update USB thumb drive nn 63 Breakout cable connections siii cl ed este etes encens etes etes ee 64 Cinedeck I O Pin Definitions Serial numbers 500 and higher 65 Setting up the docking station for use with the Cinedeck Extreme oococcccoocncocnonoconon
61. p preferences grid irrita 18 AU A A 19 Edge detection display edge ss 20 Image Analysis analysis uneren nes dados 21 Image analysis full window mode Joverl vl E 21 ATOM BEE 22 Overlay inser Modelov IV nicas alada id 22 Display channel selection Y R G B RGB 22 VS E AS ne 23 100 Scale L00 kon aA 23 IRE RR WEN 23 Kleren SOM ii ido dai dic 24 Historgram Overlay mode overlay ss 24 VECLONSCO pe SCODE WEE 25 Vectorscope 100 view scopel 100 e 25 Vectorscope Overlay mode overlay ss 25 FIA ONT Cpo Epa ir Si 26 Highlight clipping setupl preferences clip ss 26 R K endo o ete 27 Full screen mode in main user interface fullscreen dise 27 Full screen mode in main user interface fullscreen o ooocociccicnonicicicnnonocnnnonacnnnonnanonnnncocnanonnon 27 Full screen mode in playback interface fullscreen e 28 Setup Menu Tabs SetuP and 28 Playback userinterace Play dls 29 Playback user fena CE e o 29 Playback file manager play OP N ss 30 TOUCH screen lock OCK a e e de 30 Time Code Reset TC Tesla sa Sra dad E a ad SR ei 31 Time Code Reset Slider IET an a in ind 31 Settings and Stalls Ee Sa dd delete 32 PUESTAS IS aid danews 32 Meda status CIS OIA Sii li 32 Audio IROULS AUS CIS Playe a ones 33 F NAME AIS l VE nee en tonne 33 Time Code Status aisla lio nd nn ini 33 Last take duration display ASE sen a nas 34 EE Eege 34 Audi
62. r inter face overlays on the preview To exit full screen display press the physi cal full screen button or touch and hold the preview image for 2 3 seconds Full screen mode in main user interface fullscreen fullscreen Full screen mode with Ul buttons hidden In fullscreen mode there is a small dark gray bar indicating the physical button location for returning to the regular preview screen Full screen mode in main user interface fullscreen fullscreen Touching the display briefly will bring up the soft buttons This is the same in record mode as well as pause mode To exit full screen display press the physi cal full screen button or touch and hold the preview image for 2 3 seconds Main user interface cont When in full screen mode in playback a brief touch of the screen will bring up the trans port controls momentarily Full screen mode with safe frame and grid overlays Setup Menu Tabs setup setup Invokes the setup menu tabs input files tc output update prefs Preferences prefs is the default tab when setup Is invoked AL MER Frame Fps Codec rl wd aa q A RK Ha B e il Se Full screen mode in playback interface fullscreen NN ie 00 01 55 07 manhattan_aerial Battery last take ip y e 4 8 HA u D Eet ki i ES A a est 00 31 27 03 record de Main user interface cont Setup
63. r interface cont Settings and Status displays Fan mode fan displays current fan mode auto fixed fan speed in RPM rpm displays current fan speed in RPM Current system temp temp Displays the current system temperature in degrees Celsius C Touching the system status display will open the relevant preferences tab prefs Input status displays Frame size frame type and colorspace Displays the current frame size 2K 1080 720 NTSC or PAL frame type progressive or interlaced frame Frames per second fps Displays the current recording frame rate Current codec Codec Displays the current codec used for encoding the video stream Touching the input status display will open the relevant preferences tab input Media status displays Media Free Remain Total media Capacity Medial Remaining media capacity at the current data rate Free Remaining record time at the current data rate Remain This is only accurate while shown during record Frame Fps Codec Frame Fps Codec manhattan_aerial 00 12 06 21 manhattan_aerial 00 12 06 21 manhattan_aerial ext 00 12 06 21 Battery last take Battery last take Battery last take Media Free record Remain Media Free record Remain record Main user interface cont Filename display next reel 3 001 mov e s P 74 0715 1080p YUV10 Wh l le reco rd n g IS pa U sed d IS p ays
64. rdware button on the Windows task bar Please contact support cinedeck com if you have about this process Breakout cable connections C ES XLR Analog A o Audio Out XLR Analog ta a d Audio Out XLR Analog AA Audio In XLR Analog e E Es Audio In 7 A Le Yin BY in Ref In RY Out Y Out BY Out AES EBU in AES EBU out RS 422 Deck Control Breakout Pin MicroD 25 M 1 2 3 AD E AS 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Label AES EBU Out R5422 Pin 3 RS422 Pin 7 DIGITAL GROUND B y Out R y Out B y In R y In Audio In Left 2 Audio In Left 3 Audio Out Left 2 Audio In Right 3 Audio In right 2 AES EBU In RS422 Pin 8 R5422 Pin 2 GROUND Y Out GROUND Y In GROUND REF In Audio Out Left 3 Audio Out Right 2 Audio Out Right 3 Connector Pin Number Cable 750hm F BNC P10 Al 750hm 1C S DSUB 9 F P2 3 9C S DSUB 9 F P2 7 DSUB 9 F P2 750hm F BNC P10 750hm F BNC P11 1 750hm F BNC P9 Al 750hm 1C S 750hm F BNC P7 Al 750hm 1C S 750hm F BNC P5 Al 750hm 1C S 750hm F BNC P3 Al 750hm 1C 5 XLR F P14 2 3C S XLR F P14 3 XLR M P12 2 3C 5 XLR F P15 3 3C S XLR F P15 2 750hm F BNC P11 Al 750hm 1C 5 DSUB 9 F P2 8 DSUB 9 F P2 2 750hm F BNC P4 750hm F BNC P8 A 750hm F BNC P8 Al 750hm 1C 5 750hm F BNC P3 750hm F BNC P5 750hm F BNC P7 750hm
65. rm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel_2_031 46 min Once selected you can toggle the safe E frame on and off by a short touch of the safe gt button grid A long touch will bring up the safe frames pop up again 100 edge analysis clipping eee fullscreen Safe frame preferences setup prefs grid Preferences for brightness and opacity can be set in the user preferences setup menu setup preferences grid Main user interface cont Letterbox Safe Frame Display safe setup input letterbox Frame atter Media First you must choose a safe area setting as Fos ir a Deka Free shown on the previous page Remain Je e lr Vesa EE f 1 38 Wi em AU 1 gd voy FI d id e 00 12 06 21 setup Letterbox preview letterbox letterbox To enable letterboxing for preview first you source must choose a safe area setting as shown above format options quality wrapper preview 4 2 2 YUV10 Then in setup input menu letterbox must nt a DNxHD normal be active AES 2chan Letterbox preview letterbox letterbox Frame Fos manhattan_aerial Battery ei de last take Mares record If both safe frame display and letterbox dis play are selected you will see only the active safe area in the preview window 00 12 06 21 Sg Main user interface cont Grid Display grid 74 0715 1080p YUV10 40 416 23 98
66. s NB In general it is a good idea to keep your restore disk up to date so that in the case of a field restore your soft ware will be current without installing it separately The restore disk update file is located at ftp ftp dbox com username cinedeckupdate password update123 Folder Restore Disk Update NB We suggest an FTP client like filezilla or similar for the download It is 850MB total OS replacement Installation instructions Ideally this is done on a Windows PC or on the Cinedeck with keyboard and mouse 1 2 3 4 gt 6 1 8 9 Updating the restore disk Download the image zip archive xpe full zip from the ftp Extract the contents of the zip file xpe_full zip to the desktop of the Cinedeck Remove USB or Media drive from the Cinedeck Insert the restore disk in the USB port on the Cinedeck The restore disk should show up as the D drive In the Windows Explorer navigate to D home partimag and delete the folder xpe full remember you can plug in a USB mouse to make this easier Copy the xpe full folder from the desktop to D home partimag Leave the thumb drive in the usb port Push the power button on the side of the Cinedeck and let it shut down Cinedeck Bootable BIOS Update Disk Creation Instructions Download location for the BIOS update disk components ftp ftp dbox com username cinedeckupdate password update123 Folder BIOS disk 1 2 3 Ma
67. sk 1 NOT Disk 0 your new SSD Confirm that size of the device to make sure it is the SSD and not the onboard unit storage Device Properties Location 1 Device Status This device is working property Manufacturer Standard disk e es 10 At the bottom of the Hardware tab click Properties WARNING Failure to follow these proce dures will result in improper operation and may cause future data loss in opeggtion My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ki ya Search fer Folders Address d My Computer Name Type Total Size Files Stored on This Computer Shared Documents File Folder Ccinedeck s Docum File Folder Hard Disk Drives amp Boot Disk C e New Volume D 3 On the window that appears click the large button labeled Folders Local Disk Local Disk 1m Computer Management Local Name 3 System Tools Bl System Tools Ei Event Viewer storage g Shared Folders FRA Services SS Local Users and Groups d Performance Logs and Aert 8 Device Manager y Storage E Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management a Services and Applications 6 In the window that appears click Disk Management New Volume D Properties General Tools Hardware Sharing Securty New Volume Type Local Disk File system NTFS 9 In the window that appears click the Hardware tab Setting up new SSD media for
68. t AES 2chan Input preferences tab setup input Input audio source Audio source selections are 4 2 2 YUV8 CineForm proxy Off SDI embedded audio 2 channels e ERES Kees EE Milos SDI embedded audio 4 channels 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD AES digital audio 2 channels AES digital audio 4 channels Balanced line level AES 2chan XLR input 1 amp 2 on breakout cable composite Balanced Switching audio source selection requires an application restart Input preview options Input preview options are 4 2 2 YUV8 CineForm proxy Preview on off HDMI SDI 2 chan flip preview UNCOMP Ke Turns off live preview window 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox DNxHD Flip preview composite Balanced For use when the Cinedeck is mounted up AES 2chan side down for some reason Letterbox Provides black letterbox mask for composi tion with non 16x9 aspect ratios Input codec quality and file format wrapper options Compressed codec selections are 4 2 2 YUV8 Off CineForm CineForm all quality settings MOV DNxHD all bit rates MXF and MOV Gees Kee Ge ProRes all quality settings MOV 4 4 4 RGB10 component letterbox composite Balanced Uncompressed codec selections are CineForm Uncompressed RGB10 MOV AES 2chan Uncompressed RGB10 MOV Switching between uncompressed and compressed formats requires an application restart Folder manager tab setup files The file manager
69. t Rate Mbps 96 128 160 192 995 1037 600 205 256 307 369 1792 1866 115 154 192 230 1244 750 246 307 369 442 2240 109 146 182 219 680 File Size GB Hour 43 58 72 86 467 270 92 115 138 166 840 52 69 86 104 560 338 111 138 166 199 1008 49 66 82 98 306 128 GB Minutes 178 133 107 89 16 28 83 67 56 46 148 111 89 74 14 23 69 56 46 39 7 6 156 117 94 78 25 256 GB Minutes 356 267 213 178 33 57 167 133 111 93 18 296 222 178 148 27 46 139 111 93 77 15 312 234 187 156 50 Cinedeck Ex 500 GB Minutes 694 521 417 347 64 111 326 260 217 181 36 579 434 347 289 54 89 271 217 181 151 30 609 457 365 305 98
70. topping of record etc et 00 12 06 21 setup gie ani manhattan_aerial Battery w s E alt Ges last take Remain si When the touchscreen is locked the text on E the lock button will change to LOCKED d ext 00 12 06 21 setup Main user interface cont lock s de manhattan_aerial Battery Greg r we Codec last take Kee SE To unlock touch the lock button and slide SS the popup slider to the right It is necessary to stay within the borders of the slider or the unlock will not register Time Code Reset TC reset TC reset memg manhattan_aerial Battery te Free record last take Remain When in internally generated time code mode resets the time code to zero 00 00 00 00 If an offset is active it sets timecode to zero plus the offset eg 01 00 00 00 The timecode reset is only relevant when in in ternally generated timecode record run mode If in hardware or SDI time code mode or in in ternally generated free run or per take modes 2 Weken i the TC reset button will not be visible x EZ 0 12 06 21 1 au Time Code Reset Slider TC reset TC reset Gei manhattan_aerial Battery Media Fps Free record Codec last take Remain To reset touch the TC reset button and slide the popup slider to the right It is necessary to keep the stylus within the borders of the slider or the unlock will not register x E e ot Fe Ti DI oe got ST id Fe D Main use
71. urce poda auto rec KS types associated with it gen off Record run rec run starts at zero plus any offsets and increments only while record is active Per take run per take starts at zero on save tc each take plus any offsets Free run free run starts at zero and runs until the session is terminated or the TC reset slider is used Save time code at end of session save TC save TC The save time code button saveTC enables source mode auto rec offsets saving the end time code value when exiting gen rec run off the session or restarting the application This is only relevant in generated time code mode Time code Preferences Tab continued setup TC Generated drop frame time code drop Toggles internally generated time code When source auto rec on internally generated time code will be gen displayed as SMPTE drop frame time code and drop frame time code will be saved into the file free run Embedded SDI time code SDI There are three sources of embedded time source auto rec code recognized in the embedded SDI stream off LTC RP188 Serial ED Embedded SDI time code auto record generic generic Generated time code has three different run source auto rec types associated with it Record run rec run starts at zero plus any offsets and increments only while record is active Per take run per take starts at zero on each take plus any offsets Free run free ru
72. utton is active a red x appears Preem FR th a a La on each take To delete a take press the x and then slide the slider to either the left or right depending on where in the window the A Ai 19 take is WW E To delete or rename Project Scene folders KI H Eis E 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 25 a 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab BEWARE THIS CAN NOT BE U N DON El 3 Take delete button must be unselected Think at least twice before deleting takes Copy to other storage first Take delete take delete take delete Deleted takes are shown by an empty space until the take delete button is deselected manhattan aerial Once the take delete button is deselected the takes will again form an uninterrupted grid To delete or rename Project Scene folders 4 sia 1 Folders cannot have takes inside they must be empty 1 ie 4t it 2 Disable safe must be selected in the Prefs tab 3 Take delete button must be unselected File recovery recover recover If the Cinedeck loses power while recording upon restarting the application the file af EE fected will show a recover button in place Ro i of the thumbnail QUICKTIME FILES ONLY no E To recover the file simply press recover and the file will be rewritten and closed properly As this process creates a new file it may be necessary to create space on the media To de
73. y mode overlay 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel3_021 mov 46 min Vectorscope shown as inset overlay display je clipping fullscreen Highlight Clipping clipping clipping 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB S 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel_2_031 46 min Enables highlight clipping tool display E slate Highlight clipping shows brightness values Se above a certain threshhold of brightness as grid an aid to correct exposure mmm This tool has a threshold that may e E A PM od EN cu be user determined see ihat QUE PO PA SMA cross setup preferences clip m TTA fullscreen Highlight clipping clipping 74 0715 1080p YUV10 128GB 40 416 23 98 73GB 51 166 CineForm 1 1MB frame 27 3MB s next reel 2 031 46 min Highlight clipping shown in red E E slate safe grid 100 edge analysis fullscreen Parameters for brightness threshold color and opacity can be set in the user prefer ences setup page clip setup preferences clip Main user interface cont Full Screen display fullscreen fullscreen Enables full screen preview display and hides user interface overlays on the preview both in record and playback displays To invoke full screen display touch the fullscreen button in the Ul or the physical button adjacent to it Full screen preview display hides use

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